书目名称 | Security of Water Supply Systems: from Source to Tap |
编辑 | Jaroslav Pollert,Bozidar Dedus |
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概述 | Drinking water security.Water resources and environmental protection.Monitoring and early warning of drinking water systems.Includes supplementary material: |
丛书名称 | Nato Security through Science Series C: |
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描述 | The provision of safe drinking water is one of the primary responsibilities of all governments, which address and share this responsibility through various levels of administration, ranging from the municipal to federal level, and further sharing of such responsibilities with public or private water utility companies. Recent reviews indicate the existence of significant vulnerabilities of all components of the infrastructure in general, among which the water supply systems are considered the most critical because of it’s importance to human life. Indeed, such systems encompas huge number of stuctures, plants and devices that might become a target of sabotage, and they all may be found in major components of each water supply system: the raw water sources (usually a reservoir, a river intake, or groundwater aquifer), water purification plants (encompassing various treatment processes), and water distribution networks bringing potable water to the consumers. Consequently, the reality of the post-September 11 situation forces the operators of water supply systems throught the world to examine the security and safety of their systems, it’s vulnerability to intentional interference and |
出版日期 | Conference proceedings 2006 |
关键词 | Environmental; NATO; Science; Security; Sub-Series C; Water supply; contaminants; safety; water quality and |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4564-6 |
isbn_softcover | 978-1-4020-4562-2 |
isbn_ebook | 978-1-4020-4564-6Series ISSN 1871-4668 Series E-ISSN 1871-4692 |
issn_series | 1871-4668 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006 |